COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONA rich version of a Pale Ale, well balanced with lots of body, this British style ale has a deep malt nose and is nicely balanced with well placed, highly prized, East Kent Goldings hops.

on draft at the brewpub, pours gold with a medium white head. Aroma is earthen hops and biscuit malts. Flavor is well balanced, bitter herbal hops with a nice toasted malt. Very clean and session-able.

On draft at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy orange gold like colour with a small white head. I had a hard time detecting the aroma but I think it smelled of malts, a hint of citrus, and hops. Flavour of grains, bitter hops, malts, citrus and some added sweetness from a little honey flavouring.

On draft at the brewpub. Pours a hazy caramel golden color with a medium sized frosty off white head. Aroma of bitter notes, grains, hops and bready malts. Taste is much the same as the aroma with hints of fruit present.

On draft at brewpub. Poured copper gold in color with a creamy white head. Decent lacing left on glass. Aroma of honey, floral and citrus hops, and caramel malt. Taste is of caramel malts, mild honey sweetness with a nice floral hop bitterness in the finish. Very nice ESB... maybe my favorite for the style.

Draft at the brewery. Cloudy honey amber colored body, with s thick, fine-bubbled tan head. Sweet and resinous pine sap hop nose, with some heavy fruity (sugar) and dough notes. Very malty, very full and rich and sweet, but also clean and crisp in the back. Oily in the finish, with some high bitterness but also some sticky, sweet pear and pine needle flavors. Finish is exceptionally sweet, that needs to be mentioned, with oily fruit sugars. Fresh flavor, overall, maybe some walnut and apple cider notes as well. Very interesting, and it’s always nice to have a one-hop beer, just to help get a better picture of the hop.

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